Finesse Style Spinning Rod Help.

[fishinghunter96]

Ok guys I am looking for a spinning rod that's 6`6" to 7' in a medium light power for fishing senkos and shaky heads maybe drop shot. But I only want to spend like 70 to 100 bucks on it.so what are your suggestions also I would not be opposed to a combo for under 130 as I still need a reel. Also I am really only interested if.it comes in a 1 piece. Thanks for the help.

[cbass12]

Basspro has a carbonlite and shimano sahara combo for around $130-$140. Its not listed on the website but I saw it in an ad about a month ago. I called our local basspro and asked them how long that combo will be available and the guy said they would honor it through the end of the year. I think its in one of the catalogs. Be worth looking into.

[Fishes in trees]

Check out the WalMart close outs - here around Kansas City, there are still some left over.  My current favorite is a little over your budget, but right now, on close out at Tackle Warehouse, they have the 6'3" Diawa Light & tough Finesse rod for $130.  Spinning reels - take your pick, I have low standards for spinning reels, all they have to do is hold the line and not be line eaters during the retrieve.  Other guys on this site, who fish around big small mouth much more than I do have considerably higher standards for what they need out of a spinning reel.  

[fishinghunter96]

I'll look into both. Any other suggestions

[MCS]

 2x carbonlite very light weight and sensative, very comfortable in hand too. But I seen and held the *** rods at Gander, never fished one, and they seem very light and well made, just like the carbonlite. I have also looked online at the Powell Diesel rods, and read decent things about them. As far as reels go I use Pfluegers, Trion, President, Purist I don't think you could go wrong with anyone of those. I am 100% spinning guy and use my Pfluegers (President, President XT and Templar) constantly with no problems.

[fishinghunter96]

Any other suggestions

[MichiganFishing1997]

I use a 6'6 St.Croix Triumph ML F with a Shimano Saharah 2500 for the exact aplication your looking for. I love it. Sensative and light rod with a solid smooth reel. Spool it up with some 6lb yo-zuri hybrid and your set. I would highly suggest it. The combo would run you about 140-160

[11justin22]

$100? carbonlite no question.

[Blues19]

I really like the Bass Pro Extreme Rods, but dont see them mentioned on here very often.  I have used many and they are nice strong, sensitive, and reliable rods.  And actually, they are on sale now for $70 instead of $100.  I have heard good things about the Carbonlite rods, but from the way I am seeing things, carbon rods are lighter weight, but they seem to break quite a bit more than graphite. As for reels, If you are looking to try to stay around $130, you need to look at the Pflueger President.  My fishing partner has about 6 of them and loves them. Actually, now that I think about it, he uses that combo of an extreme rod and pflueger president reel for his senkos.  You should think about going medium instead of Medium Light.  I can cast the snot out of an 1/8 oz shakey head or a senko on a medium action rod.  I would be concerned of breakage with a ML, especially with a carbon built rod. Just my opinion

[fishinghunter96]

Any one else

[thehooligan]

Id go fenwick smallmouth rod, very light, great rods in the $100 range

[fishking247]

I am partial to st croix rods I recommend the st croix premier PS66MLF

[michaelcsalyer]

Bass pro rods hands down.

My go to spinning rod is a 6'6" medium/fast bass pro tourney special. I LOVE it. I've beat on it and its still in perfect condition.

I recently bought a carbonlite in 7'6" heavy/xtra for flipping and this thing is SO light and comfortable. Go pick one up and you will not want to put it down. The grip is just amazing.

Also, I stand by my Mitchell reels. They've never let me down. So if you wanna spend 100 on a combo, go bps tourney special/Mitchell reel. Wanna spend 100 on a great rod? Go carbonlite. Either way you won't be disappointed and happy fishing!

[gramps50]

I am partial to st croix rods I recommend the st croix premier PS66MLF

X2 love my St Croix rods i have 2 of them and working the CFO for a 3rd one ;-)

[Scott F]

I'd go with the St. Croix Premiers also for a good rod in your price range. The only rods I own that aren't custom made are St. Croix. Premiers are still made up in Wisconsin too.

[OkeechobeeAngler]

Another vote for St. Croix.

[Maxximus Redneckus]

Abu Garcia 102 size and a 6 6 Shakespeare excursion about 50 bucks.use the rest for line and lures

[Paul Roberts]

I've used a few and must say there are LOTS of good rods out there. I like crisp, rigid, full-length power, -some rigidity in the tip. Don't want a wimpy tip for my jig/finesse rods, for sensitivity.

 

I have a 6ft Skyline 6005 I still like. It's power is distributed all the way out (slow action in this case) and that's what I like. That rod has been through an awful lot with me. Kind of my second wife you could say.

 

I have a 7' M F Kistler LTA but find it a bit strong for my M/L spinning work, and a bit soft in the tip for most mid-range skirted jigs. So it's become my general M soft plastics rod (T-rig, tubes).

 

For my M/L spinning the last couple of years I've been using a 6-6 M F Carbonlite and can say I really like it. In my mind, it's ideal for light jigworms ("shaky" nowadys) and I also use it for light trebled lures. It's light, crisp, and rigid and I appreciate that in terms of sensitivity.

 

That Carbonlite replaced a Shimano Convergence 6-6 M a while back, that I'd found too soft in the tip, losing sensitivity -too much tip movement absorbing things. And when I hooked a fish, the upper third of that rod did none of the work! "Who designed this rod!" I wondered. Now, this is no general rap on Shimano rods, I think they are always a top choice, even in the lower line Convergence series. And I caught fish on it of course, but it was better suited to pitching much lighter baits, and there I would just drop to L or UL -again with a crisp rigid full-length power distribution.

 

My 2cents.